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<blockquote data-quote="TheWhiteFalcon" data-source="post: 1531044" data-attributes="member: 306524"><p>I wasn't finding any aluminum iMacs under the $170 limit I set, unfortunately.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I went ahead and got a PMG5. 2003 1.8GHz dual processor model (wanted the option to put 8GB RAM in), 160GB HDD, fresh install of Leopard, in good condition, for $129.99 shipped. Since shipping on these things was averaging about $50, getting it for roughly $80 sounded fine to me. </p><p></p><p>As far as older software or being stuck with Leopard, well, you can't miss what you've never had! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>The only thing I plan to do to it soon would be to swap out the graphics card for a later model 256MB Radeon 9600, and get an external drive to use Time Machine with. And since I spent more for this thing, I won't object to paying a decent amount for a copy of Leopard on eBay just in case. </p><p></p><p>Either way, I'm excited. And I have a friend with a lot of G5 parts that I can get in the future (later DP logic boards with CPU's, GPU's, etc-he's got parts from three of them). </p><p></p><p>Well, until I sell the G4, I'll have a G3, G4, and G5 all under one roof!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheWhiteFalcon, post: 1531044, member: 306524"] I wasn't finding any aluminum iMacs under the $170 limit I set, unfortunately. Anyway, I went ahead and got a PMG5. 2003 1.8GHz dual processor model (wanted the option to put 8GB RAM in), 160GB HDD, fresh install of Leopard, in good condition, for $129.99 shipped. Since shipping on these things was averaging about $50, getting it for roughly $80 sounded fine to me. As far as older software or being stuck with Leopard, well, you can't miss what you've never had! :D The only thing I plan to do to it soon would be to swap out the graphics card for a later model 256MB Radeon 9600, and get an external drive to use Time Machine with. And since I spent more for this thing, I won't object to paying a decent amount for a copy of Leopard on eBay just in case. Either way, I'm excited. And I have a friend with a lot of G5 parts that I can get in the future (later DP logic boards with CPU's, GPU's, etc-he's got parts from three of them). Well, until I sell the G4, I'll have a G3, G4, and G5 all under one roof! [/QUOTE]
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